Conference Session

Using Information Technology to Create New Information Resources

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patricia Kirkwood, University of Arkansas; Michael Culbertson, Colorado State University; Esther Crawford, Rice University

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Engineering Libraries

of Plant Industry ≠ Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils, and Agricultural Engineering ≠ Department of Medicine and Surgery ≠ Maritime Administration ≠ National Council on Marine Resources and Engineering Development ≠ National Park Service ≠ Office of Oil and Gas ≠ Federal Radiation Council ≠ Federal Radio Commission ≠ Bureau of Public Roads ≠ Office of Public Roads and Rural Engineering ≠ Rubber Producing Facilities Disposal Commission ≠ Rural Business and Cooperative Development Service ≠ Rural Electrification Administration ≠ Federal Council for Science and Technology ≠ Office of Scientific Research and Development ≠ Shipping Board ≠ Shipping Board Bureau

Conference Session

Using Information Technology to Create New Information Resources

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nestor Osorio, Northern Illinois University; Andrew Otieno, Northern Illinois University

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Engineering Libraries

AC 2009-1061: THE NATIONAL SCIENCE DIGITAL LIBRARY AS A PLATFORMFOR AN ENGINEERING EDUCATION DATABASE.Nestor Osorio, Northern Illinois University Nestor L. Osorio is professor and subject specialist for science and engineering at Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL, e-mail: nosorio@niu.edu.Andrew Otieno, Northern Illinois University Andrew W. Otieno is associate professor at the Department of Technology, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL, e-mail: otieno@ceet.niu.edu. Page 14.1235.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 The National Science Digital Library as a Platform for an

Conference Session

Using Information Technology to Create New Information Resources

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Haymwantee Singh, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Richard Sweeney, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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Engineering Libraries

AC 2009-1812: ASK NJIT LIBRARY: A NATURAL-LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGEBASE SELF-SERVICE SOLUTIONHaymwantee Singh, New Jersey Institute of Technology Haymwantee P. Singh, Technical Reference Librarian, Robert W. Van Houten Library, New Jersey Institute of Technology, singhh@njit.eduRichard Sweeney, New Jersey Institute of Technology Richard T. Sweeney, University Librarian, Robert W. Van Houten Library, New Jersey Institute of Technology, richard.sweeney@njit.edu Page 14.234.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 ASK NJIT LIBRARY: A Natural Language Knowledge Base Self

Conference Session

Meeting the Needs of Engineering Faculty, Researchers, and Students

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Baer, Georgia Institute of Technology; Lisha Li, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Engineering Libraries

AC 2009-387: LIBRARY AND INFORMATION USE PATTERNS BYENGINEERING FACULTY AND STUDENTSWilliam Baer, Georgia Institute of Technology Engineering Librarian GA Tech LibraryLisha Li, Georgia Institute of Technology Engineering Librarian GA Tech Library Page 14.849.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Library and Information Use Patterns by Engineering Faculty and StudentsAbstractThis paper reports the results of a survey conducted at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Thestudents and faculty of the schools of civil and mechanical engineering were asked about howthey use the library. They were also asked questions

Conference Session

“And Other Duties as Assigned”

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Megan Sapp Nelson, Purdue University

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Engineering Libraries

Page 14.862.5were distributed and chalking messages on sidewalks was used, particularly during orientationand other special events. This tactical analysis, reflected in the flowchart above, aided reflectionon previous marketing practices and provided insight into the patron groups that were previouslythe primary audiences of marketing projects.Another round of research followed that profiled the patrons that were effectively being servedthrough previous marketing practices and those patrons that were being missed. The primarypatron groups, also known as target markets, represent a variety of groups from around theColleges of Engineering and Technology, as well as across Purdue University and throughout thestate of Indiana. Due to the diversity

Conference Session

“And Other Duties as Assigned”

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Curtis, Linda Hall Library

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Engineering Libraries

engineering library would go beyond these community reads to promote directed casualreading across disciplines. The many techniques explored by public library RA librarians can beeffectively translated for use in a nonfiction, technical literature environment. For example, atLinda Hall Library, we have adapted RA techniques and used them for selection of works for ourPeriodic Roundtable book discussions. In engineering, practitioners implement technologies withintention and consequence to human society. For this reason, we should programmaticallyencourage casual reading in addition to academic reading as part of the educational process forengineers.Readers’ Advisory: Background Readers' Advisory (RA) encompasses a range of librarian activities

Conference Session

Meeting the Needs of Engineering Faculty, Researchers, and Students

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patricia Kirkwood, University of Arkansas

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Engineering Libraries

Paving Technologists (AAPT) - http://www.asphalttechnology.org/ Institute of Transportation Engineers ITE - http://www.ite.org/aboutite/index.asp Institution of Highways & Transportation (IHT) - http://www.iht.org/en/index.cfm National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) - http://www.hotmix.org/ National Center for Asphalt Technology (NCAT) - Page 14.1320.9 http://www.eng.auburn.edu/center/ncat/ Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI) - http://www.pci.org/about/index.cfmDatabases (non-commercial)TRIS (Transportation Research Information Service) - This database provides access to almost 450,000

Conference Session

ELD Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sasha Gurke, Knovel Corporation

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Engineering Libraries

major contribution to Knovel’s success was application of this experience in the development of information products for applied scientists and engineers. Page 14.866.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Mathcad Enabling of Engineering e-Content on KnovelAbstractKnovel recently released Mathcad-enabled Roark’s Formulas for Stress and Strain and(Hicks) Handbook of Civil Engineering Calculations. The release of these titles represents aquantum leap from Knovel’s standard interactivity such as tables, to a full scale engineeringsolution. Desktop 3rd party software (Mathcad© from Parametric Technology Corp

Conference Session

Information Literacy Integration and Assessment

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barbara MacAlpine, Trinity University; Mahbub Uddin, Trinity University

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Engineering Libraries

., and Goldberg, J. (2004). Integrating Information Literacy Skills into Engineering Courses to Produce Lifelong Learners, Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition.2. Nerz, H.F. and Weiner, S.T. (2001). Information Competencies: A Strategic Approach, Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition.3. ABET Engineering Accreditation Commission. (2007). Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs. [Online] Available: http://www.abet.org/.4. Arnold, J., Kackley, R., and Fortune, S. (2003). “Hands-on Learning for Freshman Engineering Students”, Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship, 37. [Online

Conference Session

Collaboration, A Cool Tool: Librarians/Faculty/Students Work Together for Quality Results

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dana Denick, Drexel University; Jameson Detweiler, Drexel University; Cody Ray, Drexel University; Andrew Cebulski, Drexel University; Jay Bhatt, Drexel University

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Engineering Libraries

technology and design that have been developed throughthe program. Page 14.850.2The program has already seen great success having received sponsorship from numerous privatesources, grant funding from the Environmental Protection Agency and Green Building Alliance.Two multidisciplinary courses have been developed around the Smart House concept, and ayearlong design competition has been conducted to select the final renovation design for thehouse located in a local neighborhood near campus. The teams in the design competition werecomposed of students from architecture, civil and architectural engineering, mechanicalengineering, interior design, and

Conference Session

Active Engagement: From the New Engineering Librarian's Perspective

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Jane Dooley, Dalhousie University

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Engineering Libraries

AC 2009-149: COLLABORATION WITH FACULTY: WHAT THEY DON’TTEACH YOU IN LIBRARY SCHOOLSarah Jane Dooley, Dalhousie University Sarah Jane Dooley is Reference & Liaison Librarian and Promotion & Outreach Coordinator at Dalhousie University's Sexton Design & Technology Library in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Page 14.333.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Collaboration with faculty: What they don’t teach you in library schoolAbstractFor a new librarian, it can be challenging to make connections on campus in order to fulfillliaison duties and foster new

Conference Session

Widgets, Add-ons, Toolbars, and Videos: Web 2.0 Tools for Searching, Managing, and Teaching about Engineering Literature and Information

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yue Xu, Mississippi State University

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Engineering Libraries

software features and applications in each category. Further, the author alsotried to discover the design trends and provide suggestions for engineering librarians to developfuture online tutorials.IntroductionAcademic libraries have a core responsibility to instruct patrons about information seekingabilities. Studies have shown that the Net Generation tends to acquire information through theassistance of electronic resources1, 2. Patrons, especially those with a background in engineering,have more exposure to technologies and could be more easily accustomed to self-paced learninghabit3. New instruction and learning methods built on the underlined foundation of computer andinformation technologies have offered various opportunities for training

Conference Session

ELD Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Strife, West Virginia University

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Engineering Libraries

been asked what is important to them and their students. The author hashad informal discussions about the first floor space and how we could make it more useful tothem and their students. In many cases, their observations match those of their students.However, most faculty concerns seem to focus on resources, policies and services.As mentioned earlier, one reason the engineering students tend to come into the library lessoften, in addition to the fact that much of what we offer them is available electronically, is theauthentication issue. The libraries and information technology office introduced authenticationon public computers several years ago. The Engineering College chose to maintain labs that didnot use the same type of authentication

Conference Session

Collaboration, A Cool Tool: Librarians/Faculty/Students Work Together for Quality Results

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adriana Popescu, Princeton University; Patricia Gaspari-Bridges, Princeton University

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Engineering Libraries

AC 2009-388: OF BYTES AND BOOKS: KEEPING IT ALL TOGETHER ANDSTILL CALLING IT A LIBRARYAdriana Popescu, Princeton University Adriana Popescu held positions in science and technology librarianship for more than ten years, both in Canada and United States. She holds a graduate degree in Civil Engineering from the Technical University of Civil Engineering in Bucharest and an MLS degree from Rutgers University. Before joining Princeton University Library in 2001 as Plasma Physics Librarian, she was the Head of the Research & Information Center at the NRC Institute of Ocean Technology in St. John’s, Newfoundland (Canada). Since 2006 she holds the position of Engineering Librarian at

Conference Session

Meeting the Needs of Engineering Faculty, Researchers, and Students

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charlotte Erdmann, Purdue University

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Engineering Libraries

and compares the statistical use patterns before and after the change. Theuniversity library ultimately changed its plan to more closely meet user needs by limiting thenumber of publishers, maintaining high use titles, and selecting specific titles as needed.Additionally, problems that were encountered before and after the change are discussed.IntroductionPurdue University is a tier-one research university with approximately 40,000 students andsupports undergraduate and graduate students in computer-related departments and schools in theColleges of Science, Engineering, Technology, and Management. The Purdue UniversityLibraries system is a decentralized system with 13 locations. Three libraries regularly purchasecomputer books. The addition

Conference Session

Widgets, Add-ons, Toolbars, and Videos: Web 2.0 Tools for Searching, Managing, and Teaching about Engineering Literature and Information

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

E. Michael Wilson, Ohio University

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Engineering Libraries

AC 2009-471: ACADEMIC LIBRARY INTERNET INFORMATION PROVISIONMODEL: USING TOOLBARS AND WEB 2.0 APPLICATIONS TO AUGMENTSUBJECT REFERENCEE. Michael Wilson, Ohio University E. Michael Wilson, MSLS, is the Bibliographer for Engineering at Ohio University Alden Library and serves as the liaison to the Russ College of Engineering. He also has a BS in Computer Science, and a BBA in Management Information Systems. (E-mail: wilsone2@ohio.edu, Twitter: @emichaelwilson) Page 14.154.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Academic Library Internet Information Provision Model: Using Toolbars and Web

Conference Session

Information Literacy Integration and Assessment

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donna Riley, Smith College; Rocco Piccinino, Smith College; Mary Moriarty, Smith College; Linda Jones, Smith College

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Engineering Libraries

Engineering, written initially without the experience ofdata collection for assessment, draw on both the ACRL information literacy standards for highereducation (referred to below simply as ACRL) as well as the information literacy standards forscience and technology (ILST8). Because the Engineering standards were written at the level ofthe performance indicators provided in the two sets of standards, they are therefore written at ahighly detailed level9. However, ABET outcomes assessment occurs at a broader level, in whichany number of detailed abilities may be brought as evidence of achievement of a single broaderoutcome. We agreed that the ABET outcomes were fairly analogous to the five ACRL standards

Conference Session

ELD Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Larry Thompson, Virginia Tech

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Engineering Libraries

was searched for in five databases:≠ Compendex, INSPEC, and NTIS, all through the Engineering Village interface.≠ NASA Technical Reports Server, located at http://ntrs.nasa.gov/≠ Aerospace & High Technology Database through the ProQuest / CSA / Illumina interface.The initial search was done using an author / title keyword combination search. If this producedno results, further searching was done using title keywords, report numbers, or other informationas available to confirm that the record was not in the database.A condensed version of the results is in the following tables. They show whether each documentis included in each database. Because of space restrictions the tables do not include the followinginformation: author, title

Conference Session

Active Engagement: From the New Engineering Librarian's Perspective

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janet Fransen, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Jon Jeffryes, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

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Engineering Libraries

new positions as engineeringlibrarians at the University of Minnesota. We support four engineering departments that totalmore than 100 full-time faculty, nearly 500 graduate students, and well over 1000undergraduates. Janet Fransen has an undergraduate degree in engineering and was beginningher first library position after 20 years working in the technology sector. Jon Jeffryes has abackground in the humanities and two years of professional library experience at the engineeringlibrary of another university. But neither of us had experience as a liaison librarian.When we started our jobs, we found ourselves sifting through the long list of duties in our jobdescriptions, contemplating just where to begin. As newly-minted librarians, we looked

Conference Session

Information Literacy Integration and Assessment

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donna Riley, Smith College; Rocco Piccinino, Smith College

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Engineering Libraries

authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of theNational Science Foundation.References 1. Nerz and Weiner, S.T. (2001). Information Competencies: A Strategic Approach. ASEE Conference Proceedings. 2. Nerz, H. and Bullard, L. (2006). The literate engineer: Infusing information literacy skills throughout an engineering curriculum. ASEE Conference Proceedings. 3. Bhatt, J., Genis, V., and Roberts, J. (2006). Library experience for applied engineering technology students. ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings 4. Williams, B., Blowers, P. and Goldberg, J. (2004). Integrating Information Literacy Skills into Engineering Courses to Produce Lifelong Learners. ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings. 5. Oh

Conference Session

Widgets, Add-ons, Toolbars, and Videos: Web 2.0 Tools for Searching, Managing, and Teaching about Engineering Literature and Information

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Wohrley, Auburn University

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Engineering Libraries

AC 2009-189: PIMP MY BROWSER: NEXT-GENERATION INFORMATIONLITERACY DEMANDS CONTROL OF THE BROWSERAndrew Wohrley, Auburn University Andrew Wohrley is Engineering Librarian and Patent and Trademark Depository Representative at Auburn University Libraries. Page 14.957.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Pimp My Browser: Making Your Browser an Efficient Research Tool with Plug-insAbstractConsider the present browser. It is conformant to W3C standards, displays information, bothvisual and audio, and every browser looks like every other one with the only differences beingcosmetic